Table 1.
Genus | Taxonomic position | Number of species described1 |
---|---|---|
Mollusca | ||
Conus | Gastropoda: Conidae | 6542 |
Arthropoda Hexapoda | ||
Stenus | Coleoptera: Staphylinidae | Approx. 25003 |
Tipula | Diptera: Tipulidae | 2263 |
Lasioglossum | Hymenoptera: Halictidae | 1725 |
Cryptocephalus | Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae | 1700+4 |
Onthophagus | Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae | 1672 |
Otiorrhynchus | Coleoptera: Curculionidae | 1672 |
Megaselia | Diptera: Phoridae | 1559 |
Drosophila | Diptera: Drosophilidae | 1529 |
Andrena | Hymenoptera: Andrenidae | 1495 |
Anomala | Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae | 1229 |
Culicoides | Diptera: Ceratopogonidae | 1228 |
Eupithecia | Lepidoptera: Geometridae | 1171 |
Opius | Hymenoptera: Braconidae | 1088 |
Apanteles | Hymenoptera: Braconidae | 995 |
Coleophora | Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae | 990 |
Vertebrata | ||
Anolis | ‘Reptilia’ Squamata: Dactyloidae | 392 |
Haplochromis | Osteichthyes: Cichlidae | 229 |
Eleutherodactylus | Amphibia: Eleutherodactylidae | 186 |
Fungi | ||
Cortinarius | Basidiomycota: Cortinariaceae | 2745 |
Magnoliopsida | ||
Astragalus | Fabaceae | 26825 |
Euphorbia | Euphorbiaceae | 21506 |
Carex | Cyperaceae | 2043 |
Piper | Piperaceae | 1950 |
Bulbophyllum | Orchidaceae | 1880 |
Psychotria | Rubiaceae | 1856 |
Begonia | Begoniaceae | 1605 |
Senecio | Asteraceae | 1599 |
Solanum | Solanaceae | 15657 |
Dendrobium | Orchidaceae | 1527 |
Acacia | Fabaceae | 1434 |
Croton | Euphorbiaceae | 1183 |
Miconia | Melastomataceae | 1163 |
Rhododendron | Ericaceae | 1135 |
Peperomia | Piperaceae | 1350 |
1According to the Catalogue of Life, if not specified otherwise.
2Probably the largest genus of marine invertebrates (Kohn, 1991).
5Other estimates: 3030 species (Frodin, 2004), 3270 species (Govaerts, 1995).
7solanaceaesource.org (accessed 4 April 2015).